Sher Khanwalaਸ਼ੇਰ ਖਾਨਵਾਲਾ

Where is Sher Khanwala?

Sher Khanwala is a village in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district in Punjab, India. It lies in the Malwa region, and the 2011 directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 kilometres away, as its nearest town. The village falls in the Ghall Khurd community development block and is served by the Sher Khan Wala gram panchayat. In the census record it carries village code 034508, and it covers 382 hectares.

Population and households

The 2011 census counted 2,814 people in Sher Khanwala: 1,502 men and 1,312 women, living in 501 households, an average of about 5.6 people per household. Spread over its 382 hectares, the population density works out to about 737 people per square kilometre. The sex ratio was 874 women for every 1,000 men. Children up to the age of six numbered 368, about 13 per cent of the village. Scheduled Castes made up 943 people, about 34 per cent of the population, and no Scheduled Tribe population was recorded.

Literacy in 2011 stood at 70.81 per cent among residents aged seven and above, with men at 76.21 per cent and women at 64.83 per cent. The census recorded 867 workers, about 31 per cent of the village. Of the 842 main workers, the largest group, 456, were other workers in trade, transport and services, ahead of 213 cultivators on their own land and 162 agricultural labourers. A further 25 people were marginal workers, employed for only part of the year.

Land and farming

Farming covers most of Sher Khanwala's land. Of the village's 382 hectares, 337 hectares were net sown area in the 2011 record, and every sown hectare was irrigated. Irrigation came mainly from canals (57 hectares) and wells and tube-wells (7 hectares). About 44 hectares were under non-agricultural uses such as the village settlement, roads and ponds. Farm power supply was recorded at 8 hours a day. With 215 cultivators and 164 agricultural labourers in the census, most farm work in the village is done by landholding families themselves.

Schools and facilities

The Census 2011 Village Directory gives the fullest picture of village facilities. Education in the village runs through one government primary school, one government middle school and one government secondary school, so children can study in the village up to Class 10. The village also had an anganwadi centre and an ASHA health worker.

Health facilities recorded inside the village in 2011 included 2 community health centres, a primary health centre, a primary health sub-centre, a dispensary and a veterinary hospital. Treated tap water was available in the village. The village had its own post office. It also had a PDS ration shop and mobile phone coverage. Banking was available in the village itself, with a cooperative bank branch and an ATM. Domestic electricity supply was recorded at 12 hours a day.

Getting there

Sher Khanwala is reached by pucca, all-weather roads, and the 2011 directory recorded a private bus service in the village itself. The directory recorded Firozpur, about 14 kilometres away, as the nearest town, and the nearest railway station was five to ten kilometres away. Firozpur, the tehsil headquarters, and Ferozepur town, the district headquarters, are the practical hubs for administration and onward travel. Neighbouring villages include Najju Shah Misri, Jamaitpur Dheru, Rukan Shahwala and Gadodoo.

What is the population of Sher Khanwala?

The population of Sher Khanwala was 2,814 at the 2011 census, living in 501 households in Firozpur tehsil of Ferozepur district.

What facilities does Sher Khanwala have?

According to the Census 2011 Village Directory, Sher Khanwala has government schools from primary to secondary school level, an anganwadi centre and a post office.